TigerLord
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Re: Small home studio...
Well thanks for that post!
The main attraction will be portraiture, candids, couples, nudes. I've been browsing many galleries lately (here are a few inspirational pics I was looking at from a gallery I was just looking at):
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I think you see the style I'm aiming for. I've looked at many lighting books (like Grecco's Celeb Lighting) to start working on light setups I drafted and what I want to try.
I've had lights at my disposal once with the entire PW and meter shabang once. For an entire week-end, I was shooting friends, or friends of friends. I had little room for experiment so I used known and easy setups I knew would work (like Butterfly lighting) but when I get my own I'll be able to experiment a lot.
Living in QC gives me the honor of having many close hot looking friends who happen to love photography and love to get their photo taken. Many have already agreed to come at home for an entire afternoon of indoor and outdoor shooting so I can learn and experiment.
I don't expect to be as good as the above photographer but with a few months of serious practice (I took a year off medschool to rest so have a lot of time) it's not impossible!
Eventually a Ringflash to get that awesome catchlight is something I'd like to get, but not a priority. Also, why would I shoot at f/16? That's monstruously high no? At 1/180 with f8 unless the backdrop is white I get total blackout... f11 should be the highest I'll ever have to go. Reading strobist and after some self experimentation, I found that shoot-thru umbrellas work best and is why I chose them over reflective ones.
I'll mostly be shooting with my loved 77mm FA Limited lens, which is simply gorgeous, and possibly the 50-135mm if my father finds it sub-800$ in Tokyo when he gets there next week!
Finally, I am frustrated since I could not find anywhere where they sell human size GOBO or panel reflectors. I LOVE B&W (especially for baby shots) as well as high key shots, and 2 black reflector panels to block spill coming in the lens from lighting the backdrop is essential...
I saw some at B&H for 179,00 for frame alone but I thought it was ridiculous to pay such a high price for a frame and a piece of black fabric. surely there is a DIY method out there ? |
